TIFF marks 40th anniversary of Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense” concert film with a 4K restoration IMAX live streamed screening and Q&A with band members – Sept 11, 2023

posted Friday, September 1, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Music, Toronto

The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense with a special event screening on Monday, September 11, at Cineplex’s Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto. The special IMAX Live 40th anniversary event will include a screening of the film followed by a Q&A, which will be live-streamed from TIFF to select […]

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Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Ernest” opens Village Players 50th season – Sept 8 to 30, 2023

posted Friday, September 1, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Village Players is very excited to open our 50th season with Oscar Wilde’s peerless classic, The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Anne Harper. It runs from Friday, September 8, until Saturday, September 30. The seemingly respectable Jack and the dandy figure Algernon court Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Having invented a reprobate ‘brother’, Ernest, Jack has led a […]

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Rotting In The Sun – Mexican dark comedy grapples with the woes of an indie filmmaker in a gay beach town

posted Wednesday, August 30, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Toronto

ROTTING IN THE SUN is a darkly funny and refreshingly audacious meta-comedy that skewers the business of filmmaking and our self-obsessed culture, when Chilean writer-director Sebastián Silva hilariously turns the camera on himself, as he thunders through Mexico’s city streets and nudist beaches. Depressed, doom-scrolling and downing absurd amounts of Ketamine, director Sebastián Silva takes […]

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B52’s Cindy Wilson releases new solo album, Realms

posted Friday, August 25, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Music

Cindy Wilson has always been on the forefront of music’s cutting-edge: As a founding member of The B-52’s, she was a pioneer of the New Wave sound that redefined music in the 1970s and ‘80s. Wilson is known for her distinctly melodic voice and her remarkable ability to deliver powerful emotions in her music. Her […]

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Illuminarium – Tech-Driven Entertainment Experience opens at Toronto’s Distillery District

posted Thursday, August 24, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Featured Events, Toronto

Illuminarium, in partnership with Toronto-based Secret Location, opens its first Canadian location in Toronto’s Distillery District on August 25, 2023. A breakthrough global experiential entertainment company created by worldwide leaders in cinematic and interactive content, architecture, and theatrical design, Illuminarium takes place in the former Fermenting Cellar, an expansive 13,500 square-foot complex at 28 Distillery Lane. It will […]

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The Bow – Canadian streaming platform features free original queer content – launch party Aug 24, 2024 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, August 24, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto

Bulldog Productions is launching its latest initiative The Bow, a brand new free streaming platform featuring elevated original content created for Queer People by Queer People, and you’re invited to the launch party! Details below. The Bow is a brand-new ad driven streaming platform, free to all users, that will feature elevated original content. In […]

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Vancouver’s PNE returns with concerts, drag, comedy, art, rides, food, and so much more

posted Monday, August 21, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Vancouver

The annual PNE Fair is British Columbia’s longest running and largest ticketed event, and is open daily until September 4, 2023, promising fun for everyone of all ages. The 2023 Fair continues with its tradition of showcasing a diverse entertainment lineup featuring appearances by internationally acclaimed musicians and performers as well as custom designed programming […]

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RuPaul’s Werq The World Tour stops in Toronto, Aug 20, 2023

posted Friday, August 18, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Drag, Featured Events, Queer, Vancouver

RuPaul’s Drag Race WERQ the World Tour.will once again be touring across Canada, kicked off in Vancouver on July 27, 2033 and is ending at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on August 20, 2023. A full list of tour stops and ticket information can be found below. The largest drag show will feature a variety of top […]

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Joe Strummer Benefit Concert ‘Live at Acton Town Hall’ being released as double CD and gatefold sleeve clear vinyl

posted Friday, August 18, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Music

Dark Horse Records reissues Joe Strummer’s iconic London benefit show for striking firefighters with the physical release of Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros: Live at Acton Town Hall on CD and special edition 2LP Clear vinyl. The show saw Strummer reunite on stage with Mick Jones of The Clash for the first time in almost two decades. As well as being the closest The Clash ever came to reuniting, […]

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Jules – comedy about an Alien accidentally landing on earth, and learning to adapt

posted Friday, August 18, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film

Jules follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Milton invites the alien (Jade Quon) in to his […]

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